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Salon is an American political progressive/liberal online news and comment site, launched by David Talbot in 1995 as a joint project with Associated Content. It prints original articles on U.S. culture, politics, and current affairs. Salon is somewhat controversial, with some liberals challenging the notion that Salon has any stake in the political scene. Salon is a popular online destination for bloggers, news watchers, and tweeters.

Salon has been criticized by many for its perceived liberalism, as well as its heavy-handed attempts at political correctness. Activists have decried Salon as catering to the blonde female demographic and portrayed women within the public sphere as stupid and unenlightened. Salon also recently faced criticism for a feature story, which implied that Salon customers were brainy and liberal without being necessarily progressive or knowledgeable in their political views. Salon and Associated Content have both denied that the piece was discriminatory, yet it still received widespread criticism. Salon’s higher-ups issued an apology for the offending article, but the damage had already been done, with many Salon customers upset and canceling their subscription.

Salon’s mission statement may seem to indicate that they are apathetic towards social issues, yet they excel at providing cutting-edge salon services to their customers. Many Salon customers are middle class or working-class, and have not ordinarily had a lot of exposure to high-level political debate or discussions. Nevertheless, Salon remains an important cultural force in the public sphere, as evidenced by the fact that it still exists during a period of significant change, as evidenced by Donald Trump’s victory. Salon is now moving away from its target demographic of blonde women and toward a broader range of age, ethnicity, and sexual preference.